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Written by Daniel Nettle - author of the popular book Happiness - this brief volume takes the listener on an exhilarating tour of what modern science can tell us about human personality. Revealing that our personalities stem from our biological makeup, Nettle looks at the latest findings from genetics and brain science, and considers the evolutionary origins and consequences of different personalities. The heart of the book sheds light on the "big five": Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientious, Agreeableness, and Openness.

In this continuation of Pulitzer Prize-winner Edna Ferber's series set at the turn of the 20th century, the magnetic divorcée Emma McChesney faces a new set of challenges. In partnership with T.A. Buck Jr., Emma struggles to keep the T.A. Buck Featherloom Petticoat Company relevant, while her charismatic 21-year-old son takes the NY advertising world by storm. Jock's insistence that his business-savvy mother's methods are outdated leads to a crisis of confidence for Emma. But Jock's charm and ability to "sell ice to an Eskimo" land him in trouble.

"He pushed me." Three words turn a suspected suicide into an unsettling murder, pointing to a killer whose methods and motives threaten to expose buried memories of Seong-Jae's past. Yet neither Malcolm nor Seong-Jae are ready for the shadowed secrets that could shatter their tenuous new relationship, when a haunting presence seems to stalk them around every corner, watching their smallest move, baiting them and flirting just out of reach. Is it the killer, always staying one step ahead?

Cammie is a healthy little girl who lives with her mother, father, little sister Prissy, and her grandmother. Cammie thinks there is something wrong with her because she hates her mother and yet loves her too. She feels lonely and scared many times. Her daddy works nights and she doesn’t feel safe with her mother. When Daddy has an accident and has to stay home to recuperate, things take an unusual turn. He becomes involved in his little girls’ lives and realizes that his wife isn’t the person he thought she was.

These broadcast quality archival recordings have been edited down into an amazing journey led by Robert Bly, one of America's greatest and entertaining thinkers. This audio explores the poetry of Yeats and goes deep into the author's biography to help bring to light the inspirations of Yeat's great works.

In this early novel by Edna Ferber, a successful, charming businesswoman watches and encourages her handsome son as he faces the challenges and pressures of the advertising world.

“Alternate Personalities of a Cosmic Mind” is an existential exploration of reality, consciousness, and identity told through the eyes of Maia Yetta Rose, an EMT whose ordinary life unravels into extraordinary revelations. She is haunted by vivid dreams, persistent déjà vu, and a growing sense that the boundaries separating individuals, nature, and the universe are illusions. This isn’t just in her head—it’s a window into a truth far deeper than science or religion.

Fictionalized version of a friend's horrible experience converting to Catholicism. Candid story about their struggles with mental illness and how people were very nasty to them as they went through the process known as Roman Catholic Instruction for Adults, the process any adult converting to Catholicism is required to do from September to Easter of each year.

Cammie and her husband Dan start to deal with recovery, if for no other reason than to be functional parents to their precious baby girl, Angel. Recovery only seems to make things worse for the young couple when Cammie starts having blackouts. Dan and Cammie’s father and stepmother are terrified to leave her alone with the baby. Michelle is doing her best to suck Cammie back into the dark world of drugs and Satanism. How will Cammie deal with her mother, who is involved in the dark world of Satanism? Will she be lured back into the horrors of addiction and evil?

Discover the secrets to personal charm and influence with "Personality Plus" by Edna Ferber. This podcast explores the traits and habits that make individuals magnetic and engaging, offering practical advice for developing a compelling personality.

Each of the personality types includes a short, humorous account of a disastrous date. These stories are based on real experiences and are not without purpose. They illustrate what is expected of the other person in a relationship - things that people who are seeking lasting relationships seem to have forgotten. It could be considered a how-to book, in a humorous way.

Personality Plus is an early novel by American author Edna Ferber. Originally published in 1914, Personality Plus is the second of three volumes chronicling the travels and events in the life of Emma McChesney. Ferber achieved her first successes with a series of stories centering around this character, a stylish and intelligent divorced mother who rises rapidly in business.https://www.solgood.org - View our full collection of audiobooks, short stories, & sounds for sleep at our website

One of the most enduring themes in literature through the ages has been the internal conflict between two sides of a single character. It manifests itself in different ways, from the classic werewolf story to souls which are invaded by evil spirits to the pseudo sci-fi of Jekyll and Hyde to strange tales of total amnesia as in Barry Pain's masterpiece "The Missing Years". This collection brings together a selection of different tales, in each of which tension is created when a human soul is split into more than one part.

The Department of Defense pays a visit to an inventor, "Oh...What do you got there?” they say. The inventor replies excited, "I just invented this anti-gravity device”! (The inventor and his invention later go missing, and he stops posting publicly.) Media (on command from the elites): "Too bad we can't verify these results. There was no anti-gravity device; it was most likely a weather balloon". Before an anti-gravity engine is created, we must first discover how gravity works.

When Lina’s idyllic childhood descends into mental chaos in her teenage years, Lina resorts to recording her thoughts in diaries, online chats, and emails to make sense of her anguish. Through Lina’s heart-wrenching words, the listener steps into her broken inner world to experience firsthand the obsessions, irrationality, angst, and ruthlessness of teenage borderline personality disorder.

This podcast is for people who would like an insight into relationships. Any type of relationship you can think of family, friends, people you work with, your boss, or even someone you meet while at the grocery store. There are so many types of relationships we have, and sometimes we would like to have a little insight to help our relationships to be a little bit better.Paypal tip jar:paypal.me/sunsignspersonality or sunsignswithpersonality@gmail.comPatreon link:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=39247786&fan_landing=trueYou can contact me:sunsignswithpersonality@gmail.comTitle of musicGo to the ...

The book is about a young man who is walking a journey of mastering his own emotions and actions. He was always asking himself why can’t he find love? He keeps on asking himself these questions and he wanted to understand what’s wrong with him since he started to realizes that love is within him. He had a bad experience dating girls who are not taking the relationship seriously and he decided to change his thoughts about always believing girls are the same.

This is a short audiobook of poems about love and other mental illnesses. Humorous, occasionally thoughtful, hopefully insightful, and evocative.

In this groundbreaking book, Fortune 500 innovation guru and creativity instructor Bryan Mattimore takes listeners on a journey through time to explore the unique personality quirks and crazy ideas of history's greats.

Characters are the soul of your novel. This is why you need to make them memorable. The authors of this novel have done research so you don't have to. This book includes dialogue (what not to do and how to make the characters distinguishable), how to do background stories (what draws readers in and what makes them turn the pages), physical appearance (not everyone should look the same, adding diversity makes your story believable).... and so much more.